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Mobile information systems - executives' view
Vesa SavolainenSeppo Puuronensubject
Work (electrical)Computer Networks and Communicationsbusiness.industryOrder (business)Mobile information systemsCultural diversityMobile computingInformation technologyPublic relationsbusinessConstruct (philosophy)SoftwareInformation Systemsdescription
The concepts of travelling executive and executives' mobile information system are first defined in this paper. The main findings are in the form of collected data and opinions concluded from our personal discussions with 49 executives in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Finland concerning the nature of the work of executives and the usage of information technology (IT) to support their work today. The near future expectations of the executives are also analysed, especially concerning the mobile use of IT services in order to construct executives' holistic view of mobile computing. The use of IT services was found to be very widespread. Big differences were found: some of the executives had clear positive attitudes for using several mobile IT services but many had not yet realized the potential advantages of these services. Many reasons, e.g. certain cultural differences, were found to explain differences in these four countries.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-01 | Information Systems Journal |